Welcome to Waterloo ...

The village of Waterloo is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Waterloo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterloo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

When the people of Waterloo refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Waterlooan<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waterloo has a population of 915 people<4> (see below for details).

Waterloo is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Waterloo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Waterloo: (402) & (531)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waterloo had an population of 915 people. This is an increase of 7.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 99.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waterloo had a population of 848 people. This makes Waterloo the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Waterloo represents 0.05% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 137th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 848 people, the population of Waterloo increased 84.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 459 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waterloo.

Communities Also Named Waterloo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Waterloo: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 58 communities that are also named Waterloo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (5), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterloo.

Communities near Waterloo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waterloo.

• Omaha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <7>
• Fremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <7>
• Papillion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <7>
• La Vista
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <7>
• Blair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <7>
• Ralston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <7>
• Gretna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <7>
• Wahoo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <7>
• Carter Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <7>
• Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waterloo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterloo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waterloo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterloo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waterloo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterloo ...

Looking for more information about Waterloo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waterloo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waterloo.

Adding Waterloo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterloo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waterloo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Waterloo post office opened in 1871.

We also found Waterloo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterloo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterloo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/